Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/23

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (5.4%), GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR (1.4%), THE LION KING (1%), JUST FOR US (0.9%), & JULIET (0.3%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: THE SHARK IS BROKEN (-19.5%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (-19.3%), FUNNY GIRL (-14%), WICKED (-10%), HERE LIES LOVE (-8.3%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-8.2%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-6.9%), CHICAGO (-5.9%), ALADDIN (-4.1%), MJ THE MUSICAL (-2.9%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-2.7%), SIX (-2.6%), ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME (-2.5%), HADESTOWN (-2.3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-2.2%), THE COTTAGE (-2%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (-1.8%), SHUCKED (-1.4%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.8%), HAMILTON (-0.4%),

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El Mago Pop with a solid showing!

I’m also surprised with how well Sweeney did this week considering Groban missed most of the performances.

No wonder ONE MORE TIME announced their closing yesterday - probably to get ahead of the view that’s it’s, by the numbers, pretty dead in the water. Truly a shame because it’s a fun show and people need to embrace fun more (and producers need to embrace more common sense).

I know SHARK is a limited run, but despite a unit set, few props, and a three person cast, I feel like they still cannot possibly make their nut. The futurecast on Telecharge also looks bleak.

Fall is going to be a determinant for many of the shows we seem have on an ongoing death watch (SLIH, Kimberly, ABN), but with a spread out slate of 9 new shows this fall, I wonder if they will hope to nab a potentially higher market share

Victoria Clark was on vacation all week.

Just For Us is the surprise of the summer IMO. What an impressive run.

I don't think that's too bad for Kimberly with Victoria Clark out all week. Not that I think she's a huge influence on ticket sales but still.

With OUAOMT announcing its closing, I think attention should be turned to SLIH. That seems to be in the most danger. A Beautiful Noise too but at this point, they seem determined to give their new fall performance schedule a serious try.

Mr. Wormwood said: "With OUAOMT announcing its closing, I think attention should be turned to SLIH. That seems to be in the most danger. A Beautiful Noise too but at this point, they seem determined to give their new fall performance schedule a serious try."

I think SLIH is going to see if they can pick up a little steam through Broadway Week and hopefully push through the fall to end of the year. I don't think a Labor Day closing is in the cards, but a September closing still on the table. ABH is definitely going to make a run for it and close after the holidays -- as will I think Kimberly Akimbo and possibly Shucked.

Ultimately though, compared to most shows, all have had very respectable runs -- some going even longer than most expected. I think both SLIH and ABN can pull strong business on their tours and make up for their losses on Broadway.

Updated On: 8/22/23 at 02:18 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "I’m also surprised with how wellSweeneydid this week considering Groban missed most of the performances."

It's like FUNNY GIRL when Lea Michele has to call out: Buyers might be cranky, but the majority will keep their seats, and for once that gives the TKTS booth some inventory to move. It's different than trying to sell tickets to a week where the star is advertised to be out on vacation.

pmensky said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "El Mago Popwith a solid showing!

I’m also surprised with how wellSweeneydid this week considering Groban missed most of the performances."

Did Groban miss more than the weekend performances?The news that he had Covid didn’t start to spread until Saturday. Most of the tourists would have already had tickets for the weekend, so the grosses will likely be effected more this week than last."

Yes he missed all the weekend performances and will be missing tomorrow (as will Annaleigh).

Broadway Flash said: "Here Lies Love was down significantly. Lea Salonga only did 5 shows last week so that could be why, but what does that mean for them going forward?"

I had the same thought. I wasn't sure what effect she was having on the box office, but this appears to be an indication and, yes, it is sadly worrisome for the future.

It's great to see Goodnight, Oscar close so strong. I believe this is its first week over a million? Rough week overall for a lot of shows, seems like Covid absences must be playing a decent part in that. Summer tourism is also coming to an end.

BETTY22 said: "What's happening toHere Lies Love?

This is below break even...."

Lea Salonga’s run ended after the Saturday matinee, so there were three shows without her. Also, Conrad Ricamora (whatever draw he may be) was also out all week with Aaron Alcaraz on as Ninoy. The real assessment of if this show can sustain without star power will be the next few weeks.

Although the announcement of Vina Morales for September and October seems to have ginned up some excitement, I’m not sure if she will have the universal crossover appeal of Salonga

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I reckon HLL's drop has more to do with softening interest in the piece, a decrease in tourists, and people getting ready to go back-to-school. Only 5 shows had grosses that increased last week from the week before.

Lea Salonga has never been a ticketseller in any other Broadway show and hasn't been widely advertised in HLL."

I agree. I think people are overvaluing Lea Salonga's impact on ticket sales. Anyone remember Allegiance?

JoeW4 said: "Absolute knockout number for Alex Edelman's final week! Extremely impressive for a comedian without mainstream fame. For a point of comparison: Mike Birbiglia (who has more of a following, and is a producer on this show) never grossed $800K in either of his Broadway runs.

Their margins must have been pretty enviable too. I wonder if they recouped?"

The show was filmed Aug 15 & 16th. I bet a Netflix, or other streamer, announcement is around the corner - if a limited tour isn't already planned.